Great Mosque of Djenné
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The Great Mosque of Djenné in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style is the largest adobe brick building in the world. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Ban
Djenne great mud mosque
Photo taken by Albert Rousseau in 1893–94
Photo taken by H. Danel in or before 1904
Photo taken by Edmond Fortier in 1906
Sudano-Sahelian architecture
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Sudano-Sahelian architecture refers to a range of similar indigenous architectural styles common to the African peoples of the Sahel and Sudanian grassland regions of West Africa, south of the Sahara,
Great Mosque of Djenné
…The Great Mosque of Djenné in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style is the largest adobe brick building in the world. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Bani River. The first…
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The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali, the largest mud-brick building in sub-Saharan Africa
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